Jim Carr wins Liberal nomination for Winnipeg South Centre

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The federal Liberals chose Jim Carr Monday night to carry their banner in Winnipeg South Centre in the next election.

The nomination meeting was held at the Centro Caboto Centre and more than 2,000 members were eligible to vote.

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Jim Carr raises his arms in victory after taking the Winnipeg South Centre Liberal party nomination at the Centro Caboto Centre Monday. Purchase Photo Print

The other candidates for the Liberal nomination were Maurice Alexander and Karen Taraska-Alcock, widow of the late Liberal MP Reg Alcock.

Carr, the former head of the Manitoba Business Council, will take on incumbent Winnipeg South Centre MP Joyce Bateman, who was acclaimed Monday to run for the Tories in the next election, scheduled for 2015.

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Updated on Monday, June 16, 2014 at 10:54 PM CDT: Write-thru

June 17, 2014 at 7:24 AM: Corrects cutline

3:20 PM: minor editing

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